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| Industry group (North American Industry Classification System) | December 2008 | November 2008 | October 2009r | November 2009p | October to November 2009 | November 2008 to November 2009 | December 2008 to November 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
| thousands | % change | ||||||
| Industrial aggregate | 14,800.4 | 14,851.6 | 14,504.9 | 14,471.2 | -0.2 | -2.6 | -2.2 |
| Forestry, logging and support | 44.7 | 45.2 | 39.4 | 39.2 | -0.5 | -13.3 | -12.3 |
| Mining and quarrying, and oil and gas extraction | 203.5 | 206.2 | 171.3 | 171.1 | -0.1 | -17.0 | -15.9 |
| Utilities | 122.7 | 120.6 | 116.7 | 116.1 | -0.5 | -3.7 | -5.4 |
| Construction | 817.7 | 834.0 | 799.9 | 798.9 | -0.1 | -4.2 | -2.3 |
| Manufacturing | 1,599.6 | 1,619.2 | 1,452.1 | 1,442.8 | -0.6 | -10.9 | -9.8 |
| Wholesale trade | 753.7 | 759.1 | 721.3 | 720.0 | -0.2 | -5.2 | -4.5 |
| Retail trade | 1,884.0 | 1,900.9 | 1,851.7 | 1,855.7 | 0.2 | -2.4 | -1.5 |
| Transportation and warehousing | 696.7 | 697.6 | 667.6 | 671.9 | 0.6 | -3.7 | -3.6 |
| Information and cultural industries | 326.3 | 325.1 | 316.1 | 313.2 | -0.9 | -3.7 | -4.0 |
| Finance and insurance | 666.4 | 669.6 | 683.8 | 686.6 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 3.0 |
| Real estate and rental and leasing | 246.8 | 249.8 | 241.5 | 241.7 | 0.1 | -3.2 | -2.1 |
| Professional, scientific and technical services | 766.6 | 767.5 | 731.8 | 739.6 | 1.1 | -3.6 | -3.5 |
| Management of companies and enterprises | 121.3 | 122.3 | 115.3 | 116.5 | 1.0 | -4.7 | -4.0 |
| Administrative and support, waste management and remediation services | 754.2 | 760.9 | 714.7 | 713.1 | -0.2 | -6.3 | -5.4 |
| Educational services | 1,147.5 | 1,144.3 | 1,151.9 | 1,147.3 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Health care and social assistance | 1,567.2 | 1,547.1 | 1,595.3 | 1,599.0 | 0.2 | 3.4 | 2.0 |
| Arts, entertainment and recreation | 242.1 | 244.7 | 250.2 | 248.0 | -0.9 | 1.3 | 2.4 |
| Accommodation and food services | 1,095.3 | 1,087.9 | 1,063.3 | 1,065.8 | 0.2 | -2.0 | -2.7 |
| Other services (excluding public administration) | 510.5 | 508.8 | 504.6 | 504.6 | 0.0 | -0.8 | -1.2 |
| Public administration | 1,024.4 | 1,021.2 | 1,054.0 | 1,055.3 | 0.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 |
| Provinces and territories | |||||||
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 192.4 | 193.2 | 193.4 | 193.5 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.6 |
| Prince Edward Island | 61.5 | 61.6 | 63.1 | 62.6 | -0.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| Nova Scotia | 393.0 | 395.3 | 391.9 | 390.1 | -0.5 | -1.3 | -0.7 |
| New Brunswick | 311.0 | 311.9 | 310.4 | 309.3 | -0.4 | -0.8 | -0.5 |
| Quebec | 3,393.1 | 3,400.6 | 3,373.7 | 3,367.3 | -0.2 | -1.0 | -0.8 |
| Ontario | 5,671.0 | 5,685.5 | 5,561.1 | 5,555.2 | -0.1 | -2.3 | -2.0 |
| Manitoba | 562.8 | 565.2 | 552.8 | 552.1 | -0.1 | -2.3 | -1.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 439.9 | 439.2 | 439.0 | 439.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Alberta | 1,789.8 | 1,799.6 | 1,713.0 | 1,708.9 | -0.2 | -5.0 | -4.5 |
| British Columbia | 1,935.0 | 1,945.6 | 1,873.1 | 1,865.5 | -0.4 | -4.1 | -3.6 |
| Yukon | 19.5 | 19.3 | 19.1 | 19.1 | 0.0 | -1.0 | -2.1 |
| Northwest Territories¹ | 26.8 | 27.2 | 27.1 | 26.2 | -3.3 | -3.7 | -2.2 |
| Nunavut¹ | 10.1 | 10.2 | 11.1 | 10.8 | -2.7 | 5.9 | 6.9 |
